I know you can make it; my aunt used to do that. The recipe said 1 small bag of vanilla sugar, so I was curious. Also wondering how much is in 1 small bag and whether the amount in a French bag is the same as one you'd find here in the U.S.

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I know you can make it; my aunt used to do that. The recipe said 1 small bag of vanilla sugar, so I was curious. Also wondering how much is in 1 small bag and whether the amount in a French bag is the same as one you'd find here in the U.S.

Sweet "Pain Perdu" aka French Toast!frenchguycookingImagine that : Your kids just came back from what can be called a crappy day. But Mommy or Daddy (come on dads cook ! ) can fix this up with a big shiny pile of delicious FRENCH TOAST ( Pain Perdu )... You will make their day and your evening too lol...
Ingredients
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- 4 thick slices of stale bread ( hard and dry )
NB : That is why it is called in France "Pain Perdu" (translation : Lost Bread) , because otherwise, you would have to trash it.
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup of Milk
- 2 TBSP of white sugar
- 2 TBSP of brown sugar ( for the caramelization)
- 1 small bag of vanilla sugar (actually I used half of it but what if you loooove vanilla ?)
Cookware
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- mixing bowl
- frying pan
- wire whip
Instructions
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- In the mixing bowl, add the milk and the white sugar, mix well
- Add the vanilla sugar, and one egg
- Whip it till smooth
- Really soak up the bread in this liquid
- The bread will absorb everything (normally)
- Frying pan over medium low
- 10 minutes lay in
- Turn them over a few times, till they go just under golden brown
- Sprinkle both sides with brown sugar to caramelize
- Let it cook 30 s - 1 minute, turning over the slices
- Done, time to eat !
Hope you like it ! If you do I am happy ( I am really simple am I not ? )
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